Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center
Specialized opera, concert and experimental stages give Ilsan a large purpose-built performing arts campus
Opera, ballet, orchestra concerts, experimental theater and gallery exhibitions
Three enclosed auditoriums, an outdoor theater and galleries near Jeongbalsan Station
The three halls provide genuinely different acoustic and theatrical environments within one suburban arts campus
A stage made for opera
The Aram Theater seats 1,887 people in a four-tier, horseshoe-shaped auditorium. Its orchestra pit, wide stage and backstage areas were designed for opera, ballet and major musicals. Productions can change the number of seats when the orchestra pit is in use
Goyang Aram Nuri opened on 4 May 2007 with a new ballet production of Chunhyang. Its professional stages brought major performances to the planned city of Ilsan, reducing the need for residents to travel into Seoul for opera or large concerts
Three rooms, three kinds of performance
The Aram Music Hall is a rectangular concert venue seating 1,449. Adjustable acoustic curtains help control how long sound reverberates, allowing different kinds of instrumental music to be heard with greater clarity. Its purpose is quite different from the opera theater's moving scenery and stage machinery
Saerasae Theater has a smaller audience but an unusual mechanical feature: sections of its seating platforms can move to create different arrangements. A performance can face the audience across a traditional stage or change the relationship between actors and spectators. The auditorium seats up to 304
Norumok Outdoor Theater faces the wooded slopes of Jeongbalsan and holds around 1,000 people. The Aram Art Museum, galleries and cultural spaces give the complex life beyond an evening concert
One foundation, two different centers
Goyang Cultural Foundation also manages Goyang Oulim Nuri, another performing-arts complex elsewhere in the city. Aram Nuri is beside Jeongbalsan Station; Oulim Nuri is nearer Wondang. Tickets name the particular facility and performance hall
When gallery opening hours and evening performances align, a visitor can spend time in both. Opera, orchestra and experimental productions use different buildings, so checking the hall on the reservation is especially important
Before you go
Goyang Aram Nuri stands at 1286 Jungang-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang. Line 3's Jeongbalsan Station, Exit 3, is the closest subway approach. Tickets and entry hours depend on the performance or exhibition. Information and reservations: 1577-7766
Designated wheelchair seating differs by theater, and each auditorium has a separate seat map. The venue provides accessibility information for Aram Theater, Aram Music Hall and Saerasae individually
- Hours
- Performance opening times follow individual event schedules; galleries use their own calendars
- Admission
- Prices are set by individual shows or exhibitions; there is no campus-wide admission ticket
- Access
- Wheelchair seating varies by hall; use the specific seating plan and ticket. Box office 1577-7766
- Transit
- Line 3 Jeongbalsan Station Exit 3, close to the campus